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Some major challenges in the area of lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment are presented. Future research required is also discussed.
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Bajpai, P. (2016). Future Perspectives. In: Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biofuel Production. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0687-6_6
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